Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area

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The Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area is a bi-national urban region in Western New York centered on the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, known for its industrial heritage, proximity to the Canadian border, and access to Niagara Falls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area
urban area
adjacentTo Lake Erie
Niagara River
borderRegionType bi-national urban region
borderWith Canada
centeredOn Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York

Niagara Falls, New York
climate humid continental climate
contains Erie County, New York
Niagara County, New York NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossBorderRegionWith Golden Horseshoe
hasBorderCrossing Queenston-Lewiston Bridge
surface form: Lewiston–Queenston Bridge

Peace Bridge
Rainbow Bridge
hasEconomicSector education
healthcare
manufacturing
tourism
hasHigherEducationInstitution Buffalo State University
surface form: Buffalo State University (nearby in Buffalo)

Niagara University
surface form: Niagara University (nearby in Lewiston)

University at Buffalo
surface form: University at Buffalo (nearby in Buffalo)
historicalCharacteristic decline of traditional manufacturing industries
heavy industrialization in the 19th and 20th centuries
knownFor access to Niagara Falls
industrial heritage
proximity to the Canadian border
language English
locatedIn Western New York
locatedNear Niagara Falls
partOf Great Lakes region
New York State
Rust Belt
principalCity Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York

Niagara Falls, New York
servedBy Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Niagara Falls International Airport
sportsCulture Buffalo Bills fan base
Buffalo Sabres fan base
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
tourismAttraction Buffalo waterfront area
surface form: Buffalo waterfront

Erie Canal-related heritage sites
Niagara Falls State Park
transportHubFor road transportation between United States and Canada
waterway Erie Canal
surface form: Erie Canal (nearby terminus in Buffalo)

Lake Erie
Niagara River

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village of Kenmore partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Ellicott Creek Park region Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Clarence Hollow isSuburbOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo, New York metropolitan area
Newstead, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Newstead, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo metropolitan area
Walden Galleria serves Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo metropolitan area
Maryvale Union Free School District locatedInMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Cleveland Hill Union Free School District locatedInMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Village of Sloan, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Village of Sloan, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo metropolitan area
Wheatfield, New York isPartOfMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
North Tonawanda, New York locatedIn Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
North Tonawanda, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Niagara Frontier region
North Tonawanda, New York locatedIn Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: United States Census Bureau-defined Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area
Buffalo Division regionServed Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo metropolitan area
Harris Hill, New York isSuburbanResidentialCommunityOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo, New York metropolitan area
Harris Hill, New York partOfMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Lackawanna, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Niagara Falls station (US) serves Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Lancaster, New York partOf Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York serviceArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Buffalo metropolitan area
The Ralph Wilson partOfMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Cheektowaga Creek region Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
University at Buffalo urbanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Batavia locatedInMetropolitanArea Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
subject surface form: Batavia, New York